Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '21 at 11:32
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 69.1 2-Core 124 58% 92.6 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 280 32% 248 Pts	64-Core 281 17% 281 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 372A) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Relative performance n/a - GPU benchmark error
Poor: 27% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS2 40G2G0A-00JH30 240GB 768 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF22 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 416 Write 338 Mixed 163 67% 306 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 35.5 4K Mixed 10.6 63% 22.2 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 81.3 DQ Mixed 11 32% 68.2 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 56%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 94GB free Firmware: 15.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 79 79 79 79 111 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 102 Write 101 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 84.6 65% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 69%
ASMT Verbatim Vx500 120GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 52GB free, PID 025a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 32 31 32 32 32 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	34.7% Below average	Read 32.1 Write 31.3 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 31.6 43% 31.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 5.9 464% 6.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 279%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBRL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB 211 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.9% Poor	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 8.9 MC Mixed 7.6 26% 9.13 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 8.7 25% 8.7 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 61%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	872x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	647x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	441x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	84x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	77x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	85x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	55x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	50x

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Total price: $354

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16